Ted ****

Raunchy, irreverent, profane, drug-using, and foul mouthed, Ted is not your usual plush toy. No, he was the answer to a young boy's wish, a boy he's grown up with, and has become a decidedly bad influence upon, if you ask the boy's girl friend. In this hilarious fantasy from Seth MacFarlane (creator of "Family Guy"), the eponymous creature from Hasbro has settled into a single guy classic slacker life while his best friend John (Mark Wahlberg) struggles to grow up and settle down with the girlfriend (Mila Kunis) who is clearly better than he deserves. For MacFarlane, it's open season on pop culture, especially saccharine kids movies and rom coms. Wahlberg and Kunis deliver spot on comedic performances, and the special effects guys get a fun workout. I loved it.